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Author Archives: Jan Mullen

circles, six by six, and sampling

31 Aug
Jan Mullen
WEEK  THIRTY-FOUR – (august 24 – 30) This was to be the year of the final uploads on Patternspot and with just over fifty converted and waiting patiently online there are not too many left now that I really want ... Read more »

feathering the nest, gallery hopping, OZQUILT, quilt patterns

adding on – one, two, three

25 Aug
Jan Mullen
WEEK  THIRTY-THREE – (august 17 – 23) Things are getting messy around here. Despite my best intentions I am spending the bulk of my time at the moment on the computer whilst I have stitching awaiting downstairs! No-one is at ... Read more »

feathering the nest, organization, OZQUILT, twentyONE+

two piles of five

17 Aug
Jan Mullen
WEEK  THIRTY-TWO – (august 10-16) The first pile of five…. contains books I bought on my last trip to Melbourne (WEEK TWENTY-FOUR). I only allowed myself the luxury of perusing two bookstores. The first was my favourite, THE HILL OF ... Read more »

my studio, organization, the reading pile

monday, tuesday, wednesday….

10 Aug
Jan Mullen
WEEK  THIRTY- ONE – (august 3 – 9) monday – feathering the nest #2 is finished. tuesday – photo day for feathering #1 & #2. wednesday – a quick visit to NEW INDIAN TEXTILES @ Fremantle Arts Centre, organisation for ... Read more »

feathering the nest, gallery hopping, quilt patterns, twentyONE+, WAFTA

pieces of precious

3 Aug
Jan Mullen
WEEK  THIRTY – (july 26 – august 2 ) Laminex….. I spent months drawing on these little ‘pieces of precious’, then I put them away to work slowly on another feathering thought-line which finally resulted in a finished piece. Because ... Read more »

back to my past, feathering the nest, gallery hopping

chasing warmth

27 Jul
Jan Mullen
WEEK  TWENTY-NINE – (july 20-26) The first half of the week was spent finishing the first FEATHERING piece. Firstly, I needed to pin down the feathers needing hand stitch to hold them in securely in place. The feathers are three ... Read more »

back to my past, feathering the nest, my home, quilt patterns, quilts

it’s love/hate time

20 Jul
Jan Mullen
WEEK  TWENTY-EIGHT – (july 13-19) This week I have spent a lovely amount of time downstairs – much spent making and then arranging the smallest central feathers into their final positions – ultimately eliminating all other options except the best ... Read more »

(black) swan, feathering the nest, organization, The Quilt & Textile Study Group of WA

pragmatic

13 Jul
Jan Mullen
WEEK  TWENTY-SEVEN – (july 6-12) I love checking my Horoscope. I  prefer the weekly ones and generally read them, try to make positive sense of them, then quickly forget them. If I like what they say I may tear them ... Read more »

(black) swan, feathering the nest

precious time & precious things

6 Jul
Jan Mullen
WEEK  TWENTY-SIX – ( june 29- july 5) I have been really pleased to have had a friend from Uni days visiting Perth for a short time, much of it spent with me. Very little else was achieved this week ... Read more »

back to my past, my home, my studio, out visiting

OZQUILT & little feather quilts

30 Jun
Jan Mullen
WEEK  TWENTY-FIVE – ( june 22-28) As mentioned in the previous post, this year I have taken on things that have kept me chained to the computer over the past months – just when I saw myself being able to ... Read more »

feathering the nest, OZQUILT, the zoo

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